# Accident 20030915036999A: Cessna 182F, Skwentna, AK, September 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2003, 14:00 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0833° N, 151.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0833&lon=-151.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3386U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386U-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 2,750 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030915036999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 HE MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE AND THE NOSEWHEEL HIT THE RIVERBANK AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA116), Sep 15, 2003: Cessna 182 (N3386U), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the distance/altitude to the touchdown point during landing, which resulted in an undershoot and collision with a river bank. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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